New Delhi, April 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first world leaders to visit the White House in the second Donald Trump administration in February. US Vice President JD Vance's recent India trip further built on the momentum from the Modi-Trump meeting.

Vance, who was primarily on a private trip to India with his Indian-origin wife Usha Vance, said on April 22 that the United States did not intend to preach things but work with India as a partner and looked forward to strengthening the relationship.

Vance said that earlier US governments saw India as a source of low-cost labour. "Now I believe that our nations have much to offer to one another, and that's why we come to you as partners, looking to strengthen our relati...